Kalamazoo, MI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2642160, place: Kalamazoo city, Michigan)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 62,928 (100%)
In labor force: 42,473 (67.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 42,428 (67.42%)
----Employed: 37,141 (59.02%)
----Unemployed: 5,287 (8.4%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.5%
--Armed Forces: 45 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 20,455 (32.51%)
Females 16 years and over: 33,011 (52.46%)
In labor force: 20,899 (33.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 20,888 (33.19%)
----Employed: 18,332 (29.13%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,386 (8.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,895 (6.19%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 36,122 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 26,862 (74.36%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 4,044 (11.2%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,138 (3.15%)
Walked: 2,514 (6.96%)
Other means: 407 (1.13%)
Worked at home: 1,157 (3.2%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 37,141 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 11,972 (32.23%)
Service occupations: 7,775 (20.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 9,440 (25.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 300 (0.81%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,199 (5.92%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 5,455 (14.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 245 (0.66%)
Construction: 1,506 (4.05%)
Manufacturing: 5,788 (15.58%)
Wholesale trade.: 840 (2.26%)
Retail trade: 4,416 (11.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,032 (2.78%)
Information: 858 (2.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,062 (5.55%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,756 (7.42%)
Educational, health and social services: 10,334 (27.82%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 4,841 (13.03%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,710 (4.6%)
Public administration: 753 (2.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 30,210 (81.34%)
Government workers: 5,096 (13.72%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,727 (4.65%)
Unpaid family workers: 108 (0.29%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 29,415 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4,527 (15.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,757 (9.37%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,932 (16.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,790 (12.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,801 (16.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,733 (16.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,880 (6.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,305 (4.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 316 (1.07%)
$200,000 or more: 374 (1.27%)
Median household income: $31,189

With earnings: 23,934 (81.37%)
--Mean earnings: $40,928
With Social Security income: 6,286 (21.37%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,075
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,461 (4.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,438
With public assistance income: 1,569 (5.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,354
With retirement income: 3,844 (13.07%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,360

Families: 14,437 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,244 (8.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 912 (6.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,941 (13.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,786 (12.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,527 (17.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,145 (21.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,419 (9.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 953 (6.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 254 (1.76%)
$200,000 or more: 256 (1.77%)
Median family income: $42,438

Per capita income: $16,897

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,160
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,532

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,957 (13.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,690 (11.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 883 (6.12%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,451 (10.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,323 (9.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 686 (4.75%)
Individuals: 16,641 (115.27%)
--18 years and over: 12,574 (87.1%)
----65 years and over: 823 (5.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,939 (27.28%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,698 (18.69%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 9,898 (68.56%)

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